Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Before Receiving the Ph.D., 3. Forging a Distinguished Career, 4. At the Top, 5. Sunset Years, References, Selections from the Writings of Kingsley Davis, Index
David M. Heer is professor of sociology emeritus at the University of Southern California and senior fellow at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of After Nuclear Attack, Society and Population, Undocumented Mexicans in the United States, and Immigration in America's Future.
-[Kingsley Davis is] An excellent selection of Kingsley Davis' most
important writings, enriched by bibliographic detail about his
career.- --Harriet B. Presser, Distinguished University Professor,
University of Maryland -David Heer has produced an unusually rich
and personal biography of one of the greatest intellects in the
history of sociology. In a very scholarly yet intimate way, Heer
has assembled the pieces of Davis's personal life and interwoven
them with a narrative about Davis's most influential writings. But,
importantly, these influential writings are also included in
[Kingsley Davis], so that you can judge for yourself how insightful
Kingsley Davis was about human society. This book ensures that we
will continue to learn from him for decades to come.- --John R.
Weeks, Director, International Population Center -This volume
attests to the enduring significance of Kingsley Davis as an honest
broker of social science. He was not reluctant to speak his mind
and to challenge the orthodoxies of the day. The intriguing
biography by David M. Heer, which introduces Davis's most important
writings confirms how wise and courageous Davis was. He was a man
who helped to establish social demography as an essential part of
constructive social science. He supported generations of students,
and if his legacy means anything, it is as an example of what
truth-seeking in turbulent times is all about when it is less about
than it should be.- --Jonathan B. Imber, Class of 1949 Professor of
Ethics and professor of sociology, Wellesley College
"[Kingsley Davis is] An excellent selection of Kingsley Davis' most
important writings, enriched by bibliographic detail about his
career." --Harriet B. Presser, Distinguished University Professor,
University of Maryland "David Heer has produced an unusually rich
and personal biography of one of the greatest intellects in the
history of sociology. In a very scholarly yet intimate way, Heer
has assembled the pieces of Davis's personal life and interwoven
them with a narrative about Davis's most influential writings. But,
importantly, these influential writings are also included in
[Kingsley Davis], so that you can judge for yourself how insightful
Kingsley Davis was about human society. This book ensures that we
will continue to learn from him for decades to come." --John R.
Weeks, Director, International Population Center "This volume
attests to the enduring significance of Kingsley Davis as an honest
broker of social science. He was not reluctant to speak his mind
and to challenge the orthodoxies of the day. The intriguing
biography by David M. Heer, which introduces Davis's most important
writings confirms how wise and courageous Davis was. He was a man
who helped to establish social demography as an essential part of
constructive social science. He supported generations of students,
and if his legacy means anything, it is as an example of what
truth-seeking in turbulent times is all about when it is less about
than it should be." --Jonathan B. Imber, Class of 1949 Professor of
Ethics and professor of sociology, Wellesley College
"[Kingsley Davis is] An excellent selection of Kingsley Davis' most
important writings, enriched by bibliographic detail about his
career." --Harriet B. Presser, Distinguished University Professor,
University of Maryland "David Heer has produced an unusually rich
and personal biography of one of the greatest intellects in the
history of sociology. In a very scholarly yet intimate way, Heer
has assembled the pieces of Davis's personal life and interwoven
them with a narrative about Davis's most influential writings. But,
importantly, these influential writings are also included in
[Kingsley Davis], so that you can judge for yourself how insightful
Kingsley Davis was about human society. This book ensures that we
will continue to learn from him for decades to come." --John R.
Weeks, Director, International Population Center "This volume
attests to the enduring significance of Kingsley Davis as an honest
broker of social science. He was not reluctant to speak his mind
and to challenge the orthodoxies of the day. The intriguing
biography by David M. Heer, which introduces Davis's most important
writings confirms how wise and courageous Davis was. He was a man
who helped to establish social demography as an essential part of
constructive social science. He supported generations of students,
and if his legacy means anything, it is as an example of what
truth-seeking in turbulent times is all about when it is less about
than it should be." --Jonathan B. Imber, Class of 1949 Professor of
Ethics and professor of sociology, Wellesley College
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